Thursday, September 28, 2006

A Quick FO, a Sheep, and a 590 pound pumpkin.

So I've been struggling with blogger a little bit (again) and every time I've sat down to post something I haven't been able to upload pictures. So here they are, the cover model from Last Minute Knitted Gifts, a sheep from the Mendocino County Fair and Wool and Fiber Festival, and my favorite winner at the County Fair, a 590 lb pumpkin!

(The pumpkin was a lot bigger than it looks in this picture--this is way out of proportion for some reason.)

About Me

I first learned how to knit from my mom who cast on and bound off for me. I promptly forgot about knitting and didn't pick sticks up again until 4 years ago. A good friend had just learned to knit and was taking a trip to the yarn store. Maybe it's because I was born in the year of the sheep but for some reason that yarn store called to me...Imagiknit. My Mecca. I didn't know what to do but I knew I had to have that purple Manos.
My friend showed me the basics and I hadn't knit two stitches when the motion felt familiar. Somehow my hands remembered and I was off! I have to say that I haven't looked back since.